Lisa Cohn
@lisacohn.bsky.social
Writer covering #clean energy and climate. Visit CleanEnergyWriters.com
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The government’s arrests of journalists @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social are attacks on freedom of the press.
Two federal courts flatly rejected prosecuting Lemon, but instead of accepting that humiliating defeat, the government has now doubled down.
Read our statement:
Two federal courts flatly rejected prosecuting Lemon, but instead of accepting that humiliating defeat, the government has now doubled down.
Read our statement:
January 30, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The government’s arrests of journalists @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social are attacks on freedom of the press.
Two federal courts flatly rejected prosecuting Lemon, but instead of accepting that humiliating defeat, the government has now doubled down.
Read our statement:
Two federal courts flatly rejected prosecuting Lemon, but instead of accepting that humiliating defeat, the government has now doubled down.
Read our statement:
Reposted by Lisa Cohn
I don't think people understand that if you shut down the government, ICE and CBP do NOT shut down. They're funded by supplemental money from the BBB. That's why dems are separating the DHS funding bill and asking for restrictions. I want them to demand a rescission of that funding or shut DHS down
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I don't think people understand that if you shut down the government, ICE and CBP do NOT shut down. They're funded by supplemental money from the BBB. That's why dems are separating the DHS funding bill and asking for restrictions. I want them to demand a rescission of that funding or shut DHS down
New Podcast: Nelson Family Vineyards in Mendocino County, Calif., will soon power up its #floatingsolar system, deployed on pontoons on an irrigation pond, expecting to cut utility costs — up 180% over the last three years — by about $90,000 annually.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
January 29, 2026 at 9:44 PM
New Podcast: Nelson Family Vineyards in Mendocino County, Calif., will soon power up its #floatingsolar system, deployed on pontoons on an irrigation pond, expecting to cut utility costs — up 180% over the last three years — by about $90,000 annually.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
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The University of Arkansas rescinded a job offer for Emily Suski, a prospective law school dean, after she signed an amicus brief in our Supreme Court case supporting a transgender teen banned from playing sports.
State officials can't punish public employees for their opinions and legal advocacy.
State officials can't punish public employees for their opinions and legal advocacy.
Arkansas Rescinds Choice of Law School Dean Over Transgender Stance
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The University of Arkansas rescinded a job offer for Emily Suski, a prospective law school dean, after she signed an amicus brief in our Supreme Court case supporting a transgender teen banned from playing sports.
State officials can't punish public employees for their opinions and legal advocacy.
State officials can't punish public employees for their opinions and legal advocacy.
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It is important to acknowledge who is standing up and who is just trying to get by. Every day Americans are standing up while the powerful are mostly standing by.
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 AM
It is important to acknowledge who is standing up and who is just trying to get by. Every day Americans are standing up while the powerful are mostly standing by.
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
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Auchincloss: "When you have a badge & gun and you are interacting with a citizen who has committed no crime, the onus of responsibility is on you to exercise good judgment. Nobody watching that video will buy the argument that he had no other resort other than to shoot her in the face 3 times."
January 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Auchincloss: "When you have a badge & gun and you are interacting with a citizen who has committed no crime, the onus of responsibility is on you to exercise good judgment. Nobody watching that video will buy the argument that he had no other resort other than to shoot her in the face 3 times."
New #podcast: Itanna and Yosafe Murphy plan to use #agrivoltaics to supply their community with local, fresh food by co-locating agricultural activities with #solar panels. Community members will also get #energyresilience via a #microgrid. Listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
January 7, 2026 at 1:57 AM
New #podcast: Itanna and Yosafe Murphy plan to use #agrivoltaics to supply their community with local, fresh food by co-locating agricultural activities with #solar panels. Community members will also get #energyresilience via a #microgrid. Listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Reposted by Lisa Cohn
Reposted by Lisa Cohn
Reposted by Lisa Cohn
BREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.
December 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
BREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.
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Millions took to the streets this year to defend our fundamental rights, and over 80,000 people joined one of our Know Your Rights trainings beforehand to be better prepared to protest.
We’re keeping up this momentum in 2026.
We’re keeping up this momentum in 2026.
December 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Millions took to the streets this year to defend our fundamental rights, and over 80,000 people joined one of our Know Your Rights trainings beforehand to be better prepared to protest.
We’re keeping up this momentum in 2026.
We’re keeping up this momentum in 2026.
Reposted by Lisa Cohn
Reposted by Lisa Cohn
We all have a role to play in the fight for our civil liberties, and focusing on the solutions, not just the problems, is a good way to remain hopeful.
December 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We all have a role to play in the fight for our civil liberties, and focusing on the solutions, not just the problems, is a good way to remain hopeful.
Reposted by Lisa Cohn
Charting The Changes That Will Lead To Renewable Energy Dominance In 2026
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/26/c...
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/26/c...
Charting The Changes That Will Lead To Renewable Energy Dominance In 2026 - CleanTechnica
Renewable energy is moving ahead all around the world, while the US sucks its thumb and whines about how good things were in the 1950s.
cleantechnica.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Charting The Changes That Will Lead To Renewable Energy Dominance In 2026
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/26/c...
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/26/c...
Switching hats here to our #kidsbooks, we've released 4 Bash and Lucy #kidsaudiobooks read by kids, #tweens, #teens and a #goldenretriever (bark). Here's our first audiobook, read by kids age 6-8:
bashandlucybooks.com?p=352
bashandlucybooks.com?p=352
Our Kids' Audiobooks Read by Kids and Teens - Bash & Lucy Books
We've released 4 Bash and Lucy kids' audiobooks so far, and all are read by kids, tweens and teens. Readers love listening to kids' voices!
bashandlucybooks.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Switching hats here to our #kidsbooks, we've released 4 Bash and Lucy #kidsaudiobooks read by kids, #tweens, #teens and a #goldenretriever (bark). Here's our first audiobook, read by kids age 6-8:
bashandlucybooks.com?p=352
bashandlucybooks.com?p=352
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SCOOP: House Democrats suspected a few in their caucus would support a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth
So Sarah McBride reached out to Republicans
Four Rs — Fitzpatrick, Lawler, Kennedy, Evans — joined Dems in opposing the bill
www.notus.org/congress/mcb...
So Sarah McBride reached out to Republicans
Four Rs — Fitzpatrick, Lawler, Kennedy, Evans — joined Dems in opposing the bill
www.notus.org/congress/mcb...
Sarah McBride Lobbied Some Republicans to Vote Against an Anti-Trans Bill
When House Democrats suspected a few members in their caucus would support a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth, McBride reached out to some Republicans who went on to oppose the...
www.notus.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
SCOOP: House Democrats suspected a few in their caucus would support a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth
So Sarah McBride reached out to Republicans
Four Rs — Fitzpatrick, Lawler, Kennedy, Evans — joined Dems in opposing the bill
www.notus.org/congress/mcb...
So Sarah McBride reached out to Republicans
Four Rs — Fitzpatrick, Lawler, Kennedy, Evans — joined Dems in opposing the bill
www.notus.org/congress/mcb...
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Kennedy family members today denounced a plan to rename the Kennedy Center so it includes President Trump's surname.
JFK's family reacts with fury to "Trump-Kennedy Center" renaming plan
"TDS in full display," wrote JFK's niece Maria Shriver, in reference to "Trump Derangement Syndrome."
www.axios.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Kennedy family members today denounced a plan to rename the Kennedy Center so it includes President Trump's surname.
Reposted by Lisa Cohn
BREAKING: Kennedy Niece Maria Shriver:
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
BREAKING: Kennedy Niece Maria Shriver:
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
Reposted by Lisa Cohn
"Republicans often kowtow to Trump’s demands, but increasingly party actors like Indiana legislators are balking. When they do — whether motivated by principle, self-interest, or spite — it’s not (just) Democrats who benefit. It’s the entire country and the Constitution."
The Indiana GOP's defiance shows how Trump is losing juice
His unpopularity is increasing and his threats are starting to ring hollow.
www.publicnotice.co
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Republicans often kowtow to Trump’s demands, but increasingly party actors like Indiana legislators are balking. When they do — whether motivated by principle, self-interest, or spite — it’s not (just) Democrats who benefit. It’s the entire country and the Constitution."